Bridge conditions in Haywood County, North Carolina

287 inventoried bridges · 45 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

About one in 6 bridges in Haywood County is rated in poor condition: 45 of 287 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in North Carolina.

45 of the 287 bridges in Haywood County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (15.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
89 bridges (31.0%) are rated good and 153 (53.3%) fair.
The median Haywood County bridge was built in 1968.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US19 23 74 over SR1527 (built 1969), carrying about 39,000 vehicles a day.

Good 31.0% · Fair 53.3% · Poor 15.7% of 287 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US19 23 74 over SR1527	1969	39,000	Poor
US74 over Southern Railroad	1961	32,000	Poor
I-40 over Pigeon River	1966	27,500	Poor
I40 WB over SR1613	1961	25,000	Poor
I-40 over SR1513	1961	24,750	Poor
US23 74 Nbl over Richland Creek	1965	21,000	Poor
US23 74 over US19 23	1965	21,000	Poor
US23 74 Sbl over Richland Creek	1965	15,750	Poor
NC209 over I-40	1974	7,400	Poor
SR1148 over Allen Creek	1955	3,100	Poor
SR1613 over Beaverdam Creek	1978	2,600	Poor
SR1619 over Beaverdam Creek	2015	2,600	Poor
SR1385 over Hemphill Creek	1961	2,000	Poor
SR1332 over Big Creek	1930	1,600	Poor
SR1395 over Cove Creek	1971	1,600	Poor
SR1513 over I-40	1961	1,300	Poor
SR1876 over East Fork Pigeon River	1970	1,100	Poor
US276 over Crawford Creek	1960	1,000	Poor
SR1876 over West Fork Pigeon River	1970	1,000	Poor
SR1355 over Rush Fork Creek	1969	700	Poor
SR1364 over Jonathan Creek	1956	650	Poor
NC209 over Cove Creek	1981	550	Poor
SR1338 over Pigeon River	1966	550	Poor
SR1503 over Liner Creek	1959	500	Poor
SR1328 over Cove Creek	1963	500	Poor
SR1600 over Blue Ridge Southern RR	1930	420	Poor
SR1887 over Pisgah Creek	1953	410	Poor
SR1129 over Sorrell Creek	1961	400	Poor
SR1160 over US23 74	1965	300	Poor
SR1332 over Big Creek	1935	300	Poor
SR1856 over Dutch Cove Creek	1963	270	Poor
SR1355 over Fines Creek	1967	250	Poor
SR1355 over Pigeon River	1961	200	Poor
SR1336 over Wesley Creek	1959	200	Poor
SR1357 (closed) over Crabtree Creek	1956	150	Poor
SR1888 over Pisgah Creek	1959	100	Poor
NC215 over West Fork Pigeon River	1963	100	Poor
SR1603 over North Hominy Creek	1960	100	Poor
SR1621 over Beaverdam Creek	1975	100	Poor
SR1346 over Stevens Creek	1963	100	Poor
SR1511 over Crabtree Creek	1964	100	Poor
Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 19	1961	100	Poor
Old Cataloochee En over Cataloochee Creek	1920	100	Poor
SR1216 over West Fork Pigeon River	1920	30	Poor
Big Creek Entrance over Chestnut Branch	1984	1	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-40 over NC215	1961	50,000	Fair
I-40 over Beaverdam Creek	1961	50,000	Fair
I-40 over North Hominy Creek	1961	50,000	Fair
I-40 over SR1550	1961	49,500	Fair
I-40 over Thickety Creek	1962	49,500	Fair
US74 over US19 23 74	1961	39,000	Fair
US19 23 74 over SR1527	1969	39,000	Poor
US74 over Southern Railroad	1961	32,000	Poor
US74 over Pigeonriver SR1513 1523	1961	32,000	Fair
US74 over I-40	1961	32,000	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Haywood County → - all 287, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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